Daphnis nerii - Oleander hawk

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Yangambi, DR Congo

Species details:

Notes:

Distribution:

Widespread in Africa, Asia and Europe.

Related plant families:

Related plant genera:

Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae

Vinca (Larval foodplant)

Related plant species:

Anacardiaceae	Mangifera indica (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Adenium multiflorum (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Carissa macrocarpa (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Cascabela thevetia (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Catharanthus roseus (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Nerium oleander (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Rauvolfia caffra (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Tabernaemontana divaricata (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Voacanga thouarsii (Larval foodplant)
Metteniusaceae	Apodytes dimidiata (Larval foodplant)
Rubiaceae	Burttdavya nyasica (Larval foodplant)
Rubiaceae	Gardenia jasminoides (Larval foodplant)

Literature:

Pinhey, E.C.G. (1975), Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa, Thomas Meikle Series No. 2, Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town, p. 63.
africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Daphnis nerii .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402360, retrieved 17 April 2025

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